Comparison · generated on request
Keel Defaults vs SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Keel Defaults | SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | 39 sane WordPress defaults, plus Site Health alerts and deliberate same-line installs for known-vulnerable core releases. | Free, lightweight WordPress security. Harden your site with login protection & 2FA, see Site Health clearly and run on-demand checks—setup in minutes. |
| Active installs | fewer than 10 | 1,000+ |
| Rating | — | 3.4★ (14) |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 3 months ago |
| Current owner | Dan Knauss | SiteLock |
| Added to directory | 26 Aug 2026 | 02 May 2013 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.1 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Keel Defaults · SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans